Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

18specifications compared
5differ
13identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Serial ports quantity
- P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P5MT-M, 945GM2-FI
39 specifications	A ASUS P5MT-M motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5MT-M View product	B MSI 945GM2-FI LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 945GM2-FI View product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	2 x Broadcom BCM5721 PCI-E Gb LAN	10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s.
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® E7230	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 Server w/SP4 Windows 2000 Advanced Server w/SP4 Windows 2003 Standard SP1 32bit/64bit Windows 2003 Enterprise SP1 32bit/64bit Red Hat Enterprise AS 3.0 UP3/UP4/UP5 Red Hat Enterprise AS 4.0 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.0 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.0 w/SP1 SuSE Enterprise Server 9.2 Fedora cor	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x8 slot 2 x PCI 33 / 5V 1 x PCI-E x8 slot (x4 link) Mini-PCI Socket (ASMB2 Card)	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 2 x 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC880
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI RageXL	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	6 x Fan Front LAN LED 2 x Front LAN LED	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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